dashcam
noun
dash·cam
ˈdash-ˌkam 
variants
or less commonly dash cam
or dashboard camera
plural dashcams also dash cams or dashboard cameras
: a video camera mounted usually on the dashboard of a vehicle and used to continuously record activity through the vehicle's windshield
Typically, police dashcams are used to gather evidence during traffic stops.—
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Janissa DelzoThe fight took place on the right side of the police car, out of view from the dash cam.—Nathalie Baptiste
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PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
This Countess Luann–esque dashcam footage seems like something Carrington of all people would be able to brush off, but alas.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
Pittman, the Blyncsy CEO who has worked on the Hawaii dashcam program, predicts that within eight years almost every new vehicle — with or without a driver — will come with a camera.
—Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
Another particularly harrowing video, filmed from a dashcam, captures a van worker’s perspective as flames erupt in front of the vehicle, prompting them to flee.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Dashcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dashcam. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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dashcam
noun
dash·cam
ˈdash-ˌkam
variants
also dash cam
or dashboard camera
plural dashcams also dash cams or dashboard cameras
: a video camera mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle and used to continuously record information
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